to suspend
10
6.5
- verb
- /səˈspɛnd/
- Specialized
:
suspender
- A low settling velocity causes fine particles to remain suspended longer, which produces the characteristic brown cloud.
- suspended solids
- suspended particulates
- total suspended solids
Oh my goodness this has tiny specks of gold like suspended in it.
- Oh my goodness this has tiny specks of gold like suspended in it.
Examples
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Blood is a type of tissue that is suspended in a watery substance known as plasma.
Academic text (2012) -
So we just re suspend them and then plate them out.
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If we find a way to suspend it at an angle... we could create a water trap.
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Some of the very light particles may remain suspended in the atmosphere for years and travel thousands of miles before landing.
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But the film was difficult to spray on the trees because it didn't suspend in water.
Academic text (2000) -
And you suspend those particles in water rather than infusing other nutrients out of the tea leaves.
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These are conservation grade pigments suspended in a synthetic resin, which does not yellow.
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Auto-Vac will remove virtually all suspended solids as small as 1/2 micron from liquid slurries.
Academic text (1997) -
As the predominant filter feeder, oysters consume plankton that would otherwise remain suspended in the water column.
Academic text (1992) -
The small particles remain suspended in the liquid, preventing them from settling at the bottom.
Synonyms
To make tiny solid pieces spread through a liquid so they stay mixed
Antonyms
Idioms
How Dispersed
64
2.4
104
4.4
- Specialized
10
6.5
297
1.9
- Specialized
142
4.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Suspend comes from the Latin parts sub- 'under' and pendere 'to hang'. In science this gives a clear picture: tiny particles are 'hung' inside a liquid, so they stay mixed and do not quickly fall to the bottom.